Date of birth:

July 24th, 1903 (Tyssa-Tetschen/Sudetenland, Austrian-Hungarian Empire)

Service number:

Böhm.-Leipa 03/338/1/1

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Oskar Hiebsch is supposed to have been awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 21st, 1945 as Kompanieführer Grenadier-Regiment 97. Besides a postwar transcription of his Soldbuch, no formal proof of this has been found yet and also no recollection in any sources on his Deutsche Kreuz and other decorations shown on the only drawing known of him.
We would very much like to receive more information on this person.

Promotions:
June 1st, 1944: Unteroffizier der Reserve;
January 1st, 1945: Leutnant der Reserve;
April 1st, 1945: Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Career:
?: Stamm-Kompanie, Lehr-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 11;
?: 5. Kompanie, Panzer-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 35;
?: Stabskompanie, Panzer-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 35;
?: 5. Kompanie, Kradschützen-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 13;
?: 4. Kompanie, Kradschützen-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 13;
8 maart 1944: Reserve-Lazerett II, Reichshof;
June 1st, 1944: Kf. Kompanie 411;
January 1st, 1945: 2. Inspektion, Schule VI;
April 1st, 1945: Panzergrenadier-Ersatz-Bataillon 97;
April 24th, 1945: Reserve-Lazerett I, Salzburg;
October 6th, 1945: Reserve-Lazerett Parsch;
October 30th, 1945: Reserve-Lazerett II, Salzburg.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
• - SEEMEN, G. VON, Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1976.
  - Axis Biographical Research
  - Soldbuchabschrift, Reservelazerett II, Salzburg, 2.12.1945